Oh geese We have been on the move none stop since we left Sydney. From Sydney we flew north to Alice Springs (Central Australia). We only stayed one night but Alice Springs is know for having one of if not the highest per ca pita number of art
galleries. They were everywhere! The town was small about 30,000 I believe. Nice change of pace from the huge city of Sydney. The next morning we took a 6 hour bus ride to Ayers Rock Resort. The trip was through what you might think of the typical Outback of Australia. We stopped at a camel farm and yes I did ride a camel!
Ayers Rock Resort was pretty interesting because it was a 3.5km circle of all the different resorts... but that was the whole town (if you would call it that) except for the Aboriginals that live in a separate area. The evening we arrived we went to watch the Sunset at a Ayers Rock viewing area. The Rock changes colors as the sun sets.... yellows, oranges, reds, and purples lit up the sky. God is indeed a creative God. During the sunset we were given a choice of bottomless white or red wine to enjoy. While we were waiting for the sun to set we became friend with the cutest sisters. They were in there 80s and had the most interesting life stories to share. One of the sisters, Louise was a retired Nun and her sister has been a school teacher and spent many years in Hong Kong teaching. They were the funniest and sweetest souls and by the end of our stay they had given us their addresses on the Gold Coast and asked us to visit!
Early... and I mean early the next morning we drove to watch the sun rise which was just looked totally different from the day before. The highlight of this tour for me was the two dingos that visited us. They simply came to inspect us humans... found us boring and ran off into the desert. During the day we took a trip to do a short hike at Kata Juta which consists of 44 huge boulders. During all the bus trips I have been reading this long Australia Novel called Jessica. I have found it to be quite sad as its about one girls hard rugged life in the Outback.
The next day we drove about 4 hours to Kings Canyon and again watched the sunset. Early the next morning we took a 3 hr Rim Walk Hike around the Canyon. This was so fun ... it included a water hole, "the Garden of Eden" (all this greenery around a otherwise barren red canyon), and lots of cliffs.
Then back to Ayers Rock Resort and from their we flew to Cairns (Port Douglas)... home of the Great Barrier Reef. It's in the 80's here and I am definately wearing a tank top and shorts today... just lovely (as they would say)! Even though we just arrived today I already know this will be my favorite place.... I have always dreamed of swimming in the Great Barrier Reed and now its only two days away!
With Much Love,
Hannah
galleries. They were everywhere! The town was small about 30,000 I believe. Nice change of pace from the huge city of Sydney. The next morning we took a 6 hour bus ride to Ayers Rock Resort. The trip was through what you might think of the typical Outback of Australia. We stopped at a camel farm and yes I did ride a camel!Ayers Rock Resort was pretty interesting because it was a 3.5km circle of all the different resorts... but that was the whole town (if you would call it that) except for the Aboriginals that live in a separate area. The evening we arrived we went to watch the Sunset at a Ayers Rock viewing area. The Rock changes colors as the sun sets.... yellows, oranges, reds, and purples lit up the sky. God is indeed a creative God. During the sunset we were given a choice of bottomless white or red wine to enjoy. While we were waiting for the sun to set we became friend with the cutest sisters. They were in there 80s and had the most interesting life stories to share. One of the sisters, Louise was a retired Nun and her sister has been a school teacher and spent many years in Hong Kong teaching. They were the funniest and sweetest souls and by the end of our stay they had given us their addresses on the Gold Coast and asked us to visit!
Early... and I mean early the next morning we drove to watch the sun rise which was just looked totally different from the day before. The highlight of this tour for me was the two dingos that visited us. They simply came to inspect us humans... found us boring and ran off into the desert. During the day we took a trip to do a short hike at Kata Juta which consists of 44 huge boulders. During all the bus trips I have been reading this long Australia Novel called Jessica. I have found it to be quite sad as its about one girls hard rugged life in the Outback.
The next day we drove about 4 hours to Kings Canyon and again watched the sunset. Early the next morning we took a 3 hr Rim Walk Hike around the Canyon. This was so fun ... it included a water hole, "the Garden of Eden" (all this greenery around a otherwise barren red canyon), and lots of cliffs.
Then back to Ayers Rock Resort and from their we flew to Cairns (Port Douglas)... home of the Great Barrier Reef. It's in the 80's here and I am definately wearing a tank top and shorts today... just lovely (as they would say)! Even though we just arrived today I already know this will be my favorite place.... I have always dreamed of swimming in the Great Barrier Reed and now its only two days away!
With Much Love,
Hannah
And why didn't you invite me to come along on your adventures???
ReplyDeleteLove you,
Elisabeth